Virginia Drops Final Consolation Match of Potter Cup
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The No. 7 Virginia men’s squash team (12-8) fell to No. 8 Drexel (12-8) by a score of 5-4 in the consolation round of the Potter Cup at the Penn Squash Center on Sunday morning.
For the second consecutive match the Hoos opened the scoring by claiming the first two points. Aly Hussein swept Drexel’s Lucas Rousselet in just three games at the top of the ladder. Minutes later, Taha Dinana dispatched Haris Qasim conceding just eight points in a three-game sweep.
With the score favoring the Hoos at 3-1, the Dragons mounted their comeback effort. Drexel won three consecutive games to take a 4-3 lead. The clinching point was decided for Drexel when Filip Kruger downed Virginia’s Will Holey in four games (11-3, 11-13, 11-4, 11-8).
NOTES
- Virginia falls to 1-6 all-time against Drexel
- The Hoos finished the season with a 1-2 record against the Dragons this season
- The Cavaliers lone victory over Drexel came in the MASC Championship Final
- Two of the three matches played between Virginia and Drexel this season were decided by a single point
- Aly Hussein tallied his 16th victory of the season
- Virginia finishes the Potter Cup in eighth place
No. 8 Drexel 5, No. 7 Virginia 4
- Aly Hussein (M_UVA) def. Lucas Rousselet (DREXEL) 13-11, 11-3, 11-3
- Matias Knudsen (DREXEL) def. Omar El Torkey (M_UVA) 11-6, 11-7, 11-2
- Taha Dinana (M_UVA) def. Haris Qasim (DREXEL) 11-6, 11-2, 11-0
- Cullen Little (M_UVA) def. Fritiof Jacobsson (DREXEL) 4-11, 11-5, 5-11, 14-12, 11-8
- Dylan Kachur (DREXEL) def. Tyler Mackesy (M_UVA) 11-7, 11-4, 11-5
- Myles McIntyre (M_UVA) def. Jose Andres Lopez (DREXEL) 11-9, 13-11, 12-10
- Noel Heaton (DREXEL) def. CJ Baldini (M_UVA) 14-12, 8-11, 11-4, 11-2
- Filip Kruger (DREXEL) def. Will Holey (M_UVA) 11-3, 11-13, 11-4, 11-8
- Gautam Nagpal (DREXEL) def. Charles Braff (M_UVA) 8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 10-12, 11-5